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Thanks for your advice; it's greatly appreciated.

Posted By: dictation is crystal clear and sounds like puron. on 2007-04-21
In Reply to: Could you be hearing "parenteral" - dolfan

Subject: Thanks for your advice; it's greatly appreciated.

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Subject: Any more advice?

I have been an MT for many years (mostly in office - recently with Heartland), but I am quite new to this site and still getting the hang of it. I just lost my current job to overseas, so I absolutely refuse to help anyone that takes jobs away from American MTs. However, I would like to help answer questions if I am able. Other than what you previously listed, are there any other ways of telling if the questions are posted by actual American MTs in need of help? Does anyone give the overseas people wrong answers? Do you catch flack for answering them by mistake? I would have unknowingly answered this one if nobody said anything. I appreciate your help!
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Subject: thanks for the advice! nm


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Subject: Advice?

I am currently transcribing from micro cassettes and transporting tapes back and forth.  I am looking into upgrading to digital and sending dictation via internet.  Is there anyone already doing this that could offer advice?  i.e. How does it work?  What equipment is needed?  (I'm assuming I need to purchase a new foot pedal?)  Any special software needed?  What is the sound quality like?  Any pros vs. cons?  Also, can you recommend certain equipment and where to purchase?  Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!


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a word of advice - sm

In the spine, there are bones (vertebrae) and intervertebral discs.  The discs keep the vertebrae from touching one another, thus providing a "cushion" for the bones.   When the disc which is between the spinal bones ruptures it is called a herniated nucleus pulposus.  It could be a disc protrusion or a disc extrusion, which is not be a complete herniation but a partial disruption of the disc. 


Therefore, the answer to your question would not be "distal" as the other poster suggested, but rather discal herniation or a herniated disc or nucleus pulposus. 


A suggestion would be for you to get an atlas of the spine and read about the components which make up the human spine, canal and cord.  That way you would have a better understanding of what you are transcribing and also the correct terminology. 


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No, Newbie, Milton is not trying to start anything. He is trying to save your very naive tuchas from trouble down the road. You may be a smary-pants, but you sure have a lot to learn, my friend.
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I've been using PRD for years and it allows me to use symbols as part of the shortcuts which really helps a lot. Because there can be the same abbreviation for different phrases, I will add a single hyphen for cardio, 2 hyphens for ortho, etc. Also, if the phrase needs to be hyphenated to precede a noun, such as in "up-to-date information," the short form here for a hyphenated "up to date" would be "-utd." When it doesn't need to be hyphenated, it would be "utd." This comes in handy for the phrase "too numerous to count." (You get the idea.)

This is really a personalized thing. My short forms may be a mystery for another MT.

For personal names that crop up a lot that I don't want to type out each time, I'll use the last name with either a hyphen after it or a "1." For instance, "George Washington, MD," I'd use "wash1." For "George Washington, PA-C" I'd use wash-.

Your "rrr" also could be "r3." My "alert and oriented x3" is "ao3."

Whatever floats your boat! Have fun!


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